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Single Photon Counting Module for 1064nm

Saturday, 01 May 2010

The id400 from id Quantique (Geneva,
Switzerland) is a photon counting module optimized
for 1064nm wavelength. It includes an In-GaAsP/InP avalanche photodiode optimised for
Geiger mode and a fast quenching electronic circuit.
It comes with a control unit intended for
APD temperature control and regulation, power
supply, gate generation and dead time setting. The photon detection probability can be adjusted
at 7.5%, 15% or 30%. The id400 can work in free running or gated mode.

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